Storö Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Storö Lighthouse
Also known as: Storö (Storön)
Constructed in 1955, this white, cylindrical concrete tower measures 10 meters in height. It is topped with a lantern room and gallery. The structure is located on a rocky outcrop approximately 7.3 km from Karlsborg Axelvik, within Norrbotten County. Its light pattern consists of three white flashes every 9 seconds. Additionally, it displays sector lights in white, red, and green to mark different areas. The site can be visited, but entry into the tower is prohibited. This lighthouse has a geographic range of 10.7 nautical miles.
Why it matters: The Storö light provides navigational guidance, marking its position and indicating safe channels through its sector lights for vessels approaching the area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 9s
- Raw Code
- Fl(3) 9s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1955
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Kalix kommun
- Country
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- Region
- Norrbotten County
- Sea Region
- on a skerry off a promontory about 5 km (3 mi) south of Storön
- Latitude
- 65.6971°
- Longitude
- 23.0953°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Karlsborg Axelvik(7.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C5727.5
- NGA No.
- 11840
- ARLHS No.
- SWE-234
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